Like the front, the entry way is super important, as now your friend or neighbor or dinner guests are now inside!! Make it nice!
I have so much in my E Book, so I decided to start posting the information here.:)
-I don’t like entry way rugs. They take up space on the floor and visually in the area. Also people are inclined to wipe their feet all over them—let them do that on the nice doormat your have outside! But if you must have a rug, get something that looks expensive and fits the space well. Not too big, but not a postage stamp either. And make sure it flows with the color theme for that area—i.e. not a light blue rug, when your living room is black and white.. (I have to say I love the rug in the picture!)
-The hall closet—this is going to get used, especially when guests have coats.
-Make sure you have at least 10 nice hangers—again, make sure they all match.
Don’t put old dry cleaner wire hangers mixed in with plastic white ones and yellow ones from your little girl’s room..I use all white and black plastic hangers.
-Make sure the center section is open and available for guest coats. No one wants to shove their coat into your over filled closet (right there is a signal you need to organize and unclutter your closet.)
-For your own family, supply bins is the way to go, for shoes and umbrellas and backpacks—going with a color theme.
-I painted my coat closet the same as my entry way, so it is a seamless transition.
I also put black and red bins in there to go with the color scheme of the downstairs.
-Have attractive knobs on the closet—don’t go with stock ones.
-Lighting—most entry ways have some sort of light fixture. Make it nice, make sure you love it, as you will see if often, and it is something your guests will comment on.
-Install a dimmer, as sometimes the light can just be too much (I need to do this.) But don’t put a 40 watt bulb in and call that dim—that is just plain awful.
-Have a mirror that is a focal point. Everyone loves that.
-Have a small table or chair or bench, whatever you can fit—not overtaking the space, but utilizing the space. It is great for people to have a place to put their purse, etc.
-Do NOT overfill the space with furniture—that says cluttered as soon as they walk in the door.
-A few nicely framed large family photos, art, etc..really make the entry way its own statement. Go a little elegant—this is a great space to do it in.
Now I know many homes don’t have a full entry. In one of the homes I lived it, we did not at all! You came in, and there was about a 4 x 4 foot tile square, with a staircase going up or down—awful really. So I just had a mirror there. Work with the space, if you have it, use it! If not, keep it simple.
-I don’t like entry way rugs. They take up space on the floor and visually in the area. Also people are inclined to wipe their feet all over them—let them do that on the nice doormat your have outside! But if you must have a rug, get something that looks expensive and fits the space well. Not too big, but not a postage stamp either. And make sure it flows with the color theme for that area—i.e. not a light blue rug, when your living room is black and white.. (I have to say I love the rug in the picture!)
-The hall closet—this is going to get used, especially when guests have coats.
-Make sure you have at least 10 nice hangers—again, make sure they all match.
Don’t put old dry cleaner wire hangers mixed in with plastic white ones and yellow ones from your little girl’s room..I use all white and black plastic hangers.
-Make sure the center section is open and available for guest coats. No one wants to shove their coat into your over filled closet (right there is a signal you need to organize and unclutter your closet.)
-For your own family, supply bins is the way to go, for shoes and umbrellas and backpacks—going with a color theme.
-I painted my coat closet the same as my entry way, so it is a seamless transition.
I also put black and red bins in there to go with the color scheme of the downstairs.
-Have attractive knobs on the closet—don’t go with stock ones.
-Lighting—most entry ways have some sort of light fixture. Make it nice, make sure you love it, as you will see if often, and it is something your guests will comment on.
-Install a dimmer, as sometimes the light can just be too much (I need to do this.) But don’t put a 40 watt bulb in and call that dim—that is just plain awful.
-Have a mirror that is a focal point. Everyone loves that.
-Have a small table or chair or bench, whatever you can fit—not overtaking the space, but utilizing the space. It is great for people to have a place to put their purse, etc.
-Do NOT overfill the space with furniture—that says cluttered as soon as they walk in the door.
-A few nicely framed large family photos, art, etc..really make the entry way its own statement. Go a little elegant—this is a great space to do it in.
Now I know many homes don’t have a full entry. In one of the homes I lived it, we did not at all! You came in, and there was about a 4 x 4 foot tile square, with a staircase going up or down—awful really. So I just had a mirror there. Work with the space, if you have it, use it! If not, keep it simple.
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